Why it still working?

Que maravilla! Cuanto ingenio! 👏👏👏

Meisterwerk ❤

Wow, so many coils in one place ! Nice models. BTW, I've just ordered a 4EL kit, so I'll be giving these a go in the near future (perhaps not all at once though). 👍🏻

Theres a shop near me and he has a similar display model for sale at £495.

Excellent model displaying a high level of skill using which was, and still is, the best 'toy' ever produced. Also like the line up of Meccano aeroplane and motor car constructor kits on the shelf!

Thanks for a great video. Can't you make it fit with recent data format? Right now on my computer it is squeezed sideways.

Simply the best toy ever invented.

Love 'Toby' and his train. The various stationary engines, particularly the Corliss mill engine and the oscillating vertical engine I've seen before, but are well worth seeing again, and the pre-war 'supermodel' horizontal engine I've built myself. Good to see them all. Thank you

Sorry, Malcolm. I clicked the dislike button by mistake. These are truly inspirational. Thanks you.

When you get down to the nuts bolt's of it it was really good show

is that the top gear bike?

Some incredibly clever stuff there - the Tricky Track reminds me of a clockwork toy my cousin had some 60 yerars ago. Loved the big Marion shovel, and nice to see the pre-war steam engine spinning away.

Wonderful. At 6'04 there is a steam engine, exactly the one my father had. In very bad condition now I'm afraid. I doubt if I'll ever get it going again. Sad...

Is the tricky-track documented anywhere? Thanks.

Сцук. О. Такое в кошмарах мне бы не приснилось. Что можно сделать из конструктора.

Nice

nice job! love the design!

I never knew that the name 'Meccano' was a derivation of 'Make And Know.' It was originally 'Mechanics Made Easy' in 1901 and until quite recently it seemed that no one was sure how the final name came about.

All truly excellent models 👍👍👍

Amazing builders. The train ride reminded me of a video game. That's so cool.

so beautiful

What you see is a fullsize model of the original engine that was installed only during the first years of the Great Britain's long life as an oceangoing steamer. It was ripped out when the ship underwent its first refit after it had run aground at the Irish coast and was only salvaged the following spring. When planning had begun in around 1840 the idea still was to drive the ship with paddles. Then the concept of screw propulsion was favoured. The problem was that paddle engines work much slower than propellers and on a very low pressure. So the planned engine was turned around by 90° and its crank turned that massive drum or cogwheel with a "bicycle" chain around it. Down near the keel was a much smaller wheel that was linked to the propeller shaft. The engine did only 18 or so revolutions per minute and the prop something around 50. As the pressure was only 5 lbs/sqin (appr. 0.4 kg/qcm) the four cylinders of equal size were massive with a large piston surface and long stroke. For reasons of stability it would not have been a good idea to turn the engine "upside down" anyway. Engines that were more appropriate for the new idea of screw propulsion had not yet been designed in the 1840s. Those engines with smaller cylinders in an A-frame that stood vertically above the crankshaft required steam of a much higher temperature and pressure and those would have meant to install boilers that could deliver it. High pressure boilers were at hand at that time, but only for the relative small locomotives of that age. Modern engines have their own frame or engine block and rest on bearings that are bolted, riveted or welded to the keel. The engine of the Great Britain had a frame that was fixed to the entire hull in the mid section of the ship. An exact copy of such an engine would break the weak hull of the ship or would have required supports that do not belong to the original structure. That is why the engine is made from sheet metal and lightweight material that "only" looks like the original one.

What is the big "paddle wheel" attached to the engine? I see a giant drive belt that runs to a lower pulley, is this what transfers power to the propeller shaft? Thanks

Fantastic video, really enjoyed this, what a great collection.

2:35 South Goodwin lightship - superb.

Strange to see yellow, blue and silver parts. In my day it was all red and green.

Hi I was just wondering if that is an Enicron motor?

Great model. The inner forkpieces of the cardan drive should be aligned.

i like it when the model is simple like the raceing shell boat. i also like the super complex models too also. :)

That's awesome ! Never seen this one before... I need to undust my Elektrikit manual ... 😀

Je m'excuse mais je trouve ce pont Transbordeur un peu sommaire, j'en ai fait un qui est exposé à la maison du Transbordeur à Rochefort sur Mer, il est la réplique du vrai à l'échelle 1/50e

Meccano coll

Great models with electrikit.

The great Jim Gamble, world class authoity on Meccano and the products of Hornby's famous BInns Road factory in Liverpool. I have the pleasure of serving with Jim as a trustee of the Maghull, Merseyside based Frank Hornby Trust which runs the Frank Hornby Heritage Experience exhibition within the Town's Meadows Leisure Centre. Hornby lived in Maghull at two houses for most of his adult life.

remarkable engineering !

This video is of special interest to me. I’m Edwin Bernard and was on the Liverpool Contingent. Pete Wolf the Director, approached me to ask a favor. He needed a 16 mm movie camera. The camera society of our University had one and he asked if I could borrow it for him. It was made by Bell and Howell. That was the camera he used to shoot this film. I wanted to be on his team and he said no. I borrowed my Dads Super 8 camera, a portable tape recorder, and made my own movie of Comex 3 from a Liverpool Contingent perspective.

Little known fact about this movie. I helped Pete Wolf by borrowing the Bell and Howell 16 mm camera from the Photography Society of Liverpool University that was used to shoot this film. Pete didn’t need my help so I shot my own movie from the perspective of the Liverpool Contingent. I borrowed my Dad’s Super 8 camera and added a portable tape recorder with a separate mic to shoot my version. Greg visited my home for a first showing. He liked it so much he invited me to premier it at St. James Palace along with Pete’s movie. I ran mine first. Greg introduced my movie as an off the cuff version of the trip and Pete’s as being the Pro version. Compared to Pete, I had no crew. I shot my whole movie with sound and edited it at home. I had a magnetic stripe added to the edited and spliced Super 8 film. Greg did make a copy of it. Sadly my spliced version started having sprocket problems so Greg very kindly gave me the version he had copied. I’m Edwin Bernard. I was the official camera man for Liverpool as well as one of the guitarists of our Beatles Band known as Colonel Gregory’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Pete didn’t take any shots of Liverpool or our band. I lost my film in the 90’s and found it last year. I plan on digitizing it if it doesn’t fall apart. If successful I shall post it on my KZbin Channel. I have been living in LA since 1981. I would love to attend the Comex 3 50th Anniversary Reunion in London this October. Sadly I don’t think I’ll be able to make it as I’m retired and income is limited. Comex 3 was an awesome adventure. I’ve lost touch of all my Liverpool team members. Fortunately I still have a copy of our Diary. I’ll be publishing excerpts on a daily basis on my Facebook page detailing the main events that occurred each day of this three months journey. If any member of Comex 3 wish to contact me, please do so through my KZbin channel: netzoomer Peace out!

Malcolm, did you know that there is to be a Comex 3 reunion on Saturday, 12 October 2019 in London. It is being organised by Alan Denney. Email him on [email protected] for more details. Secondly could you email anyone else on Comex 3 you have current emails for - I have tried to email a number of people including you but the email addresses I have don't work. Mine remains the same - you can get it off Alan Denney if need be.

That's quite a crane you've got there!

sensational video ...thanks ..

2:17 I just couldn't help thinking of Richard Dawkins when I heard that. It requires serious intelligence to construct complicated machines like that.

How did you make this

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Great to see this in full. Many thanks for putting it on. Martin Bennett. - One third of the Yorkshire Folk Trio Comex 3.

Great Video, thanks for sharing

With my friend Nadia, I was with the Yorkshire coach, the two girls from Czechoslovakia. We were the cooks! Amazing memories, such as Martin fighting for my "honour" in Istanbul because one of our members had appropriated my only pair of jeans, and I was cold. Martin won, and Michael was then thrown out of the bus and had to hitchike back to England (all the way from Istanbul)....on return to the UK I decided not to return to Czechoslovakia.

I was on the Cambridge coach and this brought back so many memories - thank you!

Thank you, Malcolm ! I remember YOU well ! Weren't you the leader of the Birmingham University Coach ? I see little of Birmingham here ... Or am I mistaken ?

Absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for this video.